A few weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in Doors Open Ottawa. This is an annual event in Ottawa where some of the oldest (or most celebrated) buildings in the city open their doors to the public for free tours. While visiting the Supreme Court of Canada, I heard a fascinating tale that I …
Tag Archives: Weather
Evidence that Liberals and Conservatives Can Have Civilized Conversations on Climate Change
This past summer, I talked about a segment on a cable news show in the US called, “All In With Chris Hayes.” I first started watching Chris Hayes when he started his weekly weekend show, “Up With Chris Hayes,” (that has since been renamed for the new host, Up With Steve Kornacki). I really liked …
Why I Like Snow and Not for the Reasons You Might Think
I grew up in Canada. I’m Canadian. I lived in and around the Toronto area until I went off to university in Michigan. From there, I spent some time in warmer parts of the continent (California and British Columbia) and even spent some time in New Zealand and Hawaii. As I’ve spent some time away …
Continue reading “Why I Like Snow and Not for the Reasons You Might Think”
Roles of a Shaman: A Brief Overview of Shamanism, Part 3
In yesterday’s post, we looked at the ways in which people become shamans. I also shared an anecdote from one of my classes where I learned that a shaman in one part of the world may be seen as someone with a disorder in another part of the world. In today’s post, we’ll look at …
Continue reading “Roles of a Shaman: A Brief Overview of Shamanism, Part 3”
Which US City Has the Worst Drivers: No Weather Variable?
A few days ago, there was an article on Slate that claimed to investigate which US city had the worst drivers. I thought the article was interesting as it’s probably something that everyone has an opinion on. That is, we all think that we know where the worst drivers in the US live. After reading the article, …
Continue reading “Which US City Has the Worst Drivers: No Weather Variable?”
Remembering What’s Important to You: Lessons from Hurricane Irene
With much of the East Coast preparing for the potential effects of Hurricane Irene, I can’t help but think of what an opportunity this could be for many people. I keep hearing the figure 65 million people being quoted as how many that are potentially affected by this storm. That’s just about 20% of the …
Continue reading “Remembering What’s Important to You: Lessons from Hurricane Irene”
Jeremiah Stanghini 